Questions tagged [simplified-characters]
For questions about simplified Chinese characters (standardized in printing since the 1950s in mainland China). Not merely for questions which happen to be written in simplified Chinese.
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The difference between simplified and traditional Chinese and how should one convert a traditional sentence into a simplified one?
I'm wondering how is the difference between traditional and simplified Chinese?
For example think of the following sentence:
在StackExchange網站中建立遙感探測和攝影測量問答網站的這個提案，仍處在委託階段 ( commitment phase) 。 ...
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What does 还要 mean in this sentence? "释然啊，你现在心里在想什么，我恐怕比你还要清楚。"
大家好！
What does 还要 mean in this sentence? "释然啊，你现在心里在想什么，我恐怕比你还要清楚。" It was in a Chinese novel that I was reading called 释然的修行.
Thanks!
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What are some good Chinese short books/novels for beginners? [closed]
Something a young Chinese kid would read (5-10 years old).
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Are there any original sources documenting the simplification process?
I am familiar with the most common ways characters are simplified, but sometimes I am not completely sure what the thought process was. For example, with 邊 to 边, 力 is not a novel phonetic component, ...
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How to pronounce the Mandarin third tone
I've started to learn Chinese about a month ago (as a foreign language) and I'm a little bit confused about how to pronounce the third tone (while dropping aside the tone sandhi rules).
I'm confused ...
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My Chinese Story, need correction, any suggestion? [closed]
Are you guys aware of any website service or any language exchange platform where one can post their stories or essays and get them checked?
Also, below is my story, if anyone finds a very striking ...
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Why are traditional and simplified different in such small manner?
Well, I decided to tattoo myself a sentence in kanji.
However, the good ol' google translator shows two slightly different things in the results, and I'd like to know why and which version to choose:
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Why is 走 distinguished from 辵?
Why is 走 distinguished from 辵? They both mean to go/walk, according to the dictionary. Why weren't they merged during simplification?
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hanzis used on their own, hanzis exclusively used in words
i know that a few hanzis cannot be used alone, on their own, in Chinese.
i am looking for a list where i can find them.
someone can help ? just for the most frequent :-)
is it allowed to use 爸 ...
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Are the characters for sleep and feel the same?
I am learning Simplified Mandarin using Memrise. I just learned the character 觉, to feel. However, I'm pretty sure I learned earlier that 觉 meant to sleep. Is there a difference between the characters?...
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How to ask a simple maths / arithmetic question
I'm trying to internalize numbers by forcing myself to think of them numerically rather than associating them with their English translations. So I thought it might be a good idea to learn my times ...
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Is there an online program that can type pinyin for traditional Chinese?
I studied pinyin so I naturally type simplified Chinese but now I want to type traditional Chinese. Is there a program available where I can type traditional Chinese using Pinyin method? Thanks
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Apple Tablet Dictionary that Supports Drawing Input
I am trying to find an Apple tablet dictionary that supports drawing input.
What I mean by that Is that you are able to draw the character you are looking for and then it suggests a number of ...
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Can someone please check this piece of writing? [closed]
I don't know if this is the right place to ask for a correction, but I will try. Can someone please check this piece of writing and tell me if there are any mistakes? Thank you so much for the help.
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Lowest pixel resolution needed to support Chinese?
We are creating a product which has an small embedded OLED display (64 x 48 pixels). We would love to support Chinese in this product and wonder what is that smallest resolution that would be needed ...
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啰 vs. 囉 in Old Texts
啰 seems to be the simplified version of 囉 these days, but....these are two examples from 《四川方言词典》circa '87 that I found:
要飞啰
我是乌梢蛇打店——长客囉!
Most the entries I've seen in these 八零后 books have all ...
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Best Android keyboard for inserting pinyin, simplified, and traditional characters [closed]
I am making a word list of Chinese words:
Column 1: simplified Chinese word
Column 2: traditional Chinese word
Column 3: word meaning
Column 4: pinyin pronunciation
So, I am looking for a keyboard ...
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Why do some Chinese characters have multiple simplified variants?
According to Unihan database some Chinese characters have multiple simplified variants.
For example the Chinese character 鍾 have 2 simplified variants: 钟 and 锺
How it could happen? What is the ...
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The usage of 的 at the end of the sentence [duplicate]
（那件衣服可不是我洗的）我洗衣服很干净的。
Can someone try to explain to me the function of 的 at The end the sentence "我洗衣服很干净的"?
Shouldn't it have been “我衣服洗得很干净”. Does “我洗衣服很干净的” follow any pattern/structure?
Thank you....
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Is there a definitive list of countries that use traditional chinese and those that use simplified chinese?
I have checked a number of websites, and although most agree about the main countries that use traditional and simplified Chinese, I am not sure about countries where there are mixed populations of ...
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Is There A Way To Say "Fro" (as in afro/fro) In Traditional Chinese?
Are there any kanji that could be used to say afro and/or fro in traditional Chinese? If not, what about simplified Chinese? What are the characters?
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What is the difference between 台 and 臺？
What is the difference between 台 and 臺？
台 is both "simplified" and "alternative", 臺 is "traditional".
臺 seems to be the "correct" traditional form for Taiwan, but I've never seen it in reference to ...
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a translation request [closed]
I am preparing a toy example for my talk and it would be nice if I had this phrase translated to Chinese (simplified): "the wicked witch of Oz". Also, it would be nice if you could tell me which words ...
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Online resources for meanings and examples of radicals in simplified Chinese
I've done a brief search through CSE, but found nothing too helpful. Are there any online resources that explain the meaning of the radicals followed by some examples in simplified Chinese?
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Simplified variant of 幺?
This question is regarding when 幺 appears in traditional Chinese.
What is the simplified variant of 幺?
I asked this question on the cantodict forums recently, and one member gave this excellent ...
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Simplified Chinese font easily readable, suitable for documents and OK for commercial use?
For the English alphabet there's a site, FontSquirrel, that provides great free fonts for commercial use, handpicked and tested. I haven't found anything similar for Chinese fonts, the only very good ...
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Did 劵 and 券 become variants in PRC/simplified in 1995?
The topic of 劵 vs 券 came up a couple of months ago and I did some Internet research at the time.
I turned up a document about an orthographic reform in China in 1995 which included, among many other ...
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is google correct translate for me? [closed]
i have translated these 5 sentences with help of google translator is these are correct?
Hello from XYZ! {0} Your verification code is {1} = 你好从XYZ！ {0}您的验证码是 {1}。
This link of ...
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Is this book in simplified or traditional Chinese?
To learn Chinese, I'm going to read the Chinese edition of a book I've already read in English. This is it:
www.amazon.cn/阿特拉斯耸耸肩-安·兰德/dp/B00DA281J2
Can someone please go into the "See Inside" ...
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Can someone please translate this for me? [closed]
http://i.solidfiles.net/690a5c4a8c.jpg
I really need it as fast as I can, sorry if it's not appropiate to request translations like this, but it's for a relative of mine who really needs it. It's ...
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Is it easier to learn Chinese or Spanish? [closed]
I'm a native English speaker as well as a native Spanish speaker. I speak Spanish to my family members most of the time at home. It didn't really take me too much effort to learn it. So I believe ...
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Is there an offline program I could download for the Chinese telegraph code 中文电码? [closed]
Is there an offline program I could download for the Chinese telegraph code?
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Learn Chinese Step 3: Vocabulary Building. Is it the same way to memorize Chinese vocabulary as it is to memorize English vocabulary? [closed]
Many Mandarin Chinese teachers claim that the step 3 for Learning Chinese is: Vocabulary Building.
Is it the same way(s) to memorize Chinese vocabulary as it is to memorize English vocabulary? Or ...
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Any easy way to convert traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese on Mac?
I am using OS X 10.9.2, is there any easy way to transfer traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese? Like some apps? I don't really like using website to do this.
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Learn Chinese Step 2: Characters. Are there any good tips to learn the writing and make sense of these square characters? [closed]
Many Mandarin Chinese teachers claim that the step 2 for Learning Chinese is: Learning Characters, I know many learners skip this step and just focus on conversational skill,
Q1: How different would ...
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Learn Chinese Step 1: Sounds (Pinyins). How different is it to English sounds and are there any good tips to learn? [closed]
Many Mandarin Chinese teachers claim that the step 1 for Learning Chinese is: Sounds (Pinyins).
How different is it to English sounds and are there any good tips to learn?
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Is there any Simplified Chinese Thesaurus/Lexicon of cities. forenames and surnames, and commonwords?
I am working on a research project. I'd like to know if there's any lexicon or thesaurus or maybe a dataset (as complete as possible) with cities, forenames, surnames,placeNames, common words, all ...
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what are the different and usage between 已 and 己
I notice these two words come out frequently, but the meaning seems like be different. Who can tell me what is the difference.
If possible give me some examples too.
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What does this Chinese symbol mean? [closed]
I am tired of searching and not finding any result. Please help me translate this symbol.
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How to translate "给力" in English? [closed]
The word 给力 is often used on Chinese social networks. What is the correct meaning of it in English?
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Proper translations on manager titles on business cards
So far I have
President • 总统
FOUNDER • 创办人
CEO • 主席
CMO • 营销总监
Are these the correct characters to use on a business card for each title listed above?
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Chinese (Simplified) or Chinese (Tradition), which language is used as Most popular language in China? [duplicate]
I have an iOS app. I want to do localization of the app in Chinese language. But, in language settings, there are two options Simplified and Tradition. I' m not able to figure out which is the best ...
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Why is the radical of 难 > 隹 and not 又?
难 nan2, difficult; hard. Kangxi radical 172 隹.
My teacher says the radical for this character is 又 but the dictionary says clearly it's 隹.
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Writing in Chinese - What rules are there for handwriting vs printed
I've recently found out that I've been incorrectly writing a lot of Chinese characters
Examples:
口日目
I've been writing them with the little feet (not sure of a better name for them) but have been ...
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Does "simplification" relation reflect "traditionalization" relation in Unihan?
It is said many words here http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr38/#SCTC about kSimplifiedVariant and kTraditionalVariant field cases (5 cases). But I didn't understand, if these two relations reflect ...
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Is there online corpus for the Chinese language?
Is there online corpus for the Chinese language? What I mean is something like the Brown Corpus for American English.
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How come 驚 evolves to 惊 in mainland China
Isn't it more intuitive to just replace 馬 with 马 at the base of 驚 to get a well inductive simplified one?
Quite weird, uh? Any historical, geopolitical, or other reason for the simplification of 驚 -&...
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Can a character be simplified or traditional depending on the context it is used in?
Are there any characters that are considered simplified in some contexts (where there would be a corresponding traditional character), and traditional in other contexts?
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Need to know how to type specific kanji found in image
I am making a website for a friend. He has a (very) low quality logo for me to use. I want to remake the logo but it contains kanji. I do not know how to read kanji so I do not know how to remake ...
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